14 bullet-riddled bodies found in Pakistan
March 19th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, March 19 (IANS) As many as 14 bullet-riddled bodies have been found in a town in Pakistan’s northwest, a media report said.
The bodies were found Sunday in Bara, a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Locals told Dawn that the faces bore acid burn wounds.
“Eleven of the dead were recognised with the help of their clothes and shoes by their relatives and were handed over to them. Three unidentified bodies were buried in one grave,” Turab Ali, a local, was quoted as saying.
The 14 men had gone missing after security forces had launched an operation March 12.
Security officials have denied involvement in the incident.
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